Trunk shoe-box-securing means.



G. H. WHEARYu iUN SHOE BOX SECURING MEANS APPLICATIONFILED OCT; 4. 1913.

Pat n ted Feb.15, 1916.

WITNESSES K5 4M ATTORNEYS.

Instr TERUNK SEQE-BGX-SEGURING MEANS License.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. that Application filed October 4, 1913. Serial No. 793,273.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon H. WHEARY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of lVisconsin, have'inv 'ented new and useful Improvements in Trunk Shoe-BoX-Securing Means, of which the following is a description, reference beingihad to the accompanying drawings which are a part of this speciiication.

This in vention relates to improvements in trunk shoe box securing means.

In wardrobe and other like tltltrlii separate shoe boxes provided for containing shoes. 1* is desirable to. have these bones removably secured within the. trunk in such a manner as to firmly hold the same against accidental releasing and movement within the trunk during transportation and also to permit the easy removal of the boxes when it is desired to gain access thereto or use the box outside of the trunk.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a trunk shoe box securing means which possesses the features before mentioned and is of simple construction and well adapted for the purpose desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk shoe box securing means which is also adapted to reinforce the portion of the trunk engaged against inward and outward strains.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved trunk shoe box securing means and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims and all equiyalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same partsin all of the views; Figure 1 is a front view of a wardrobe trunk provided with the improved shoe box curing means one half portion ofthe trunk being indicated by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof taken on line "2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the lower portion of the trunk and box taken on line 33 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a sectional detail view of one of the locking members.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 8 indicates a wardrobe trunk 9 the drawer section and 10 the wardrobe section which is adapted to contain the shoe or other box 11 in the lower portion thereof. The shoe box.

is of rectangular form and of a length to easily fit between the side walls 12 of? the wardrobe-section and in the front portion of the said section to permit garments suspended in the wardrobe section to hang in the rear of the box.

In shoe boxes of this type the cover 13 is usually in the rear of the box and is hinged to the bottom portion. of the box and extends'upwardly .in vertical position so that it is necessary to tilt or remove the box from. the trunk section in order to gain access to thecontents of the box.

it. snap member 14: holds closed position and partitioz box into a number of oolnpartmeins holding shoes.

The lower front portion of the box is re;

movably anchored to the front bottom per tion 16 of the wardrobe'section of the trunk by means'of a downwardly extending angular lug 17 which enters a slotted plate 18 mounted on the said bottom portion. The angularity of the lug offsets the lower portion of the lug outwardly from the front portion of the box and permits the tilting of the box outwardly while the lug engages the slotted plate.

T he upper opposite corner portions of the box are provided with. spring actuated bolts 19, the, outer beveled e'nds20 ofwhich enter bolt openings 21 provided in the loopmembars 22 which are secured to the inner surfaces of the sides 12 adjacent to the bolts 19. The casings 523 of the bolts are provided as r with hook extensions 24 which project over the front edges of the loop members and securely lock the trunk sides to the boat thus serving to brace and reinforoe'the trunk sides against inward and outwardpressnre:

The beveled ends of the bolts areinclined in a direction to permit the saidends to snap intothe bolt openings of the-loop mcIn-' bers when the box is swung inwardly into the trunk section, and the inner ends of the bolts project through the boltcasings and are bent upwardly and forwardly to provide releasing handles for withdrawing the bolts from the looped members.

In use the box is positioned to insert the depending lug the box is then swung inwardly to locked position and in which position it will also serve to r nforce the trunk. If it is desired to g access to the box it is only nec essary to into the slotted plate and and tilt the box outwardly or remove it bodily from the trunk section and then open the cover.

\Vhile the box has been particularly described as a shoe box it is to be understood that the box may be used for other purposes without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the trunk shoe boxseeuring means is of very simple construction and is well adapted for the purpose described.

lVhat I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a trunk provided with a removable box, of a securing means therefor, comprising a means for removably connecting the bottom portion of the box to the trunk, and locking members removably connecting the upper portion of the box to the opposite sides of the trunk and locking said box portion against inward or outward movement.

2. The combination with a trunk provided with a removable box, of a securing means therefor comprising a means for connecting the bottom portion of the boxto the trunk, and locking members connecting the upper portion of the box to the opposite sides of the trunk, said locking members reinforcing the trunk sides against inward and outward strain.

3. The combination with a trunk provided with a removable box, of a securing means therefor, comprising a means for removably connecting the bottom portion of the box to the trunk, loops mounted on the opposite side portions of the trunk, and spring actuatcd bolts mounted on the box and engaging the loops for removably connecting the upwith a removable box, of a securing means therefor, comprising a means for connecting the bottom portion of the box to the trunk, loops mounted on the opposite side portion of the trunk and provided with bolt openings, and bolts mounted on the box and adapted to enter the bolt openings of the loops, the casings of said bolts provided with portions which engage the loops and lock the trunk sides to the box against lateral strains.

The combination with a trunk provided with a removable box, of a securing means therefor, comprising a means for connecting the bottom portion of the box to the trunk, loops mounted on the opposite side portions of the trunk and provided with bolt openings, and spring actuated bolts mounted on the box and adapted to enter the bolt openings of the loops, the c: sings of said bolts provided with projecting hook portions which engage the loops and lock the trunk sidesto the box against lateral strains.

(3. The combination with a trunk provided with a removable box. of a securing means therefor, comprising an apertured plate mounted on the bottom portion of the trunk. an oli'set projecting lug carried by the box and entering the plate to form a tiltable connection therewith. loop members mounted on the inner side portions of the trunk and provided with bolt openings, and beveled end' spring actuated bolts mounted on the box and entering the bolt openings of the. loops, the casings of said bolts provided with pro jecting hooks which extend around the front edge portions of the loops to lock the trunk sides to the box against lateral strains.

In testimony whereof, I atlix my signature, in presence oftwo witnesses.

GEORGE HENRY 'HEARY. Witnesses AL. A. RITTER, CLINT D. FKAZELL.

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